Substitute Driver's Notes

Chapter 22 Everyday Trivial Matters

Okay, we don't know the specifics of how Brother Long operated, since Li Wei wasn't involved. Even if we did know, our friends wouldn't want to read it.

A few days later, Brother Hu, a trusted henchman of Brother Long, went to the hospital and personally handed over 45,000 yuan to Li Wei.

Li Wei happily counted eight times and signed the letter of understanding issued by the other party.

Tiger left a contact number and waited for Li Wei's message.

The subsequent days of recovery were uneventful.

Until Li Wei insisted on being discharged from the hospital, Fu Jianhua personally accompanied him to complete the procedures.

He pulled Li Wei aside beforehand and warned, "Brother-in-law, I know you're a bit naive, so no matter what you see later, you're not allowed to say a word. Just write down whatever I tell you to write. Understand?"

Li Wei understood immediately and chuckled, "Don't call me stupid. I'm not an old-fashioned person. We've reached an understanding, so what else is there to misunderstand?"

Lu Lili smiled sweetly and said, "It's all thanks to you, Second Brother."

After running around up and down the stairs, Li Wei was completely disoriented. When he finally paid the bill, it came to a total of over four thousand yuan.

Then Fu Jianhua asked for another 10,000 yuan, saying it was a fee for certain people's hard work.

It's not that I don't understand; it's that even if I were carrying a pig's head, I wouldn't be able to find a place to burn incense.

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Supported by his wife, Li Wei returned home and lay comfortably on the bed. He then handed the small black cloth bag that he had been mysteriously tucking under his arm to Lu Lili: "Keep it safe, and then stew me an old hen."

Lu Lili refused, saying, "Look at you, so proud of yourself, even sleeping with it. It's just a few tens of thousands of yuan, right? Keep sleeping with it! It's better than your wife."

"Ah!" Li Wei's eyes widened in surprise, and he struggled to sit up. "How did you know?"

"Tch!" Lu Lili curled her lip in disdain: "I watched it while you were asleep."

After saying that, she grabbed Li Wei's ear and spun him around hard: "I'm not going to mention it. You almost lost your life fighting for this little bit of money, and you still have the nerve to brag about it? You still expect me to praise you?"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! You old hag, let go of me! This little bit of money is worth two years' salary for you, and you're still not satisfied? With such a good deal, I'd love to fight every day!"

Lu Lili flew into a rage, loosening her grip on her ear and twisting the soft flesh around her waist as she roared, "I don't want this kind of money! No more fighting! Live a peaceful life, understand?"

Li Wei weakly pried at Lili's hand, baring his teeth and threatening, "Does that mean I'm the one who's going to fight? If someone hits me, I can't fight back? What kind of logic is that? Let go, or I'll beat you up when I'm better."

Lu Lili didn't let go; instead, she tightened her grip and continued to twist: "You're going to hit me again? You said you'd cherish me for life, and we've only been married a few years! You've already hit me once. Now that you're so poor I have to serve you, you still dare to be so arrogant?"

"Ouch! The meat fell down. It was just a slap, why are you holding a grudge? I didn't even mind the many times you pinched me."

"Oh dear, wife, how can you talk like that! You only look a little older than Siyu. Ugh... how can you call yourself 'old lady'?"

"Ouch! To outsiders she looks like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl, that hurts!"

"I was just kidding. I'm too busy spoiling you to bear hitting you! At most... at most I'd hit you like that."

Lu Lili immediately let go and gently rubbed Li Wei's hands: "You're so annoying. What age are you? Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you for saying such things? I'll go make you some chicken soup to nourish you."

Hearing Lili go out to work, Li Wei, who had just lay down again, thought to himself, "No, I need to recover as soon as possible and go out to work. A beautiful wife is certainly nice, but she takes too much to my energy."

The old man once said that those who practice martial arts should not be obsessed with beauty, but should strengthen their foundation and cultivate their essence and store up their strength.

Besides, after twelve years of marriage, my wife is still as naive as ever.

Do you really think I'm made of iron?

Hmph! I don't care for chicken soup.

...Hmm? This old hen soup smells...quite delicious...maybe...we'll finish it and then not care about it anymore?

In the evening, the siblings, who were staying at their maternal grandfather's house, were happily picked up and taken home.

Li Qiwu clung to his mother's arm like a mournful puppy, refusing to let go.

Only the sweet little girl hurriedly left her mother and ran to Li Wei's side, looking at him with a smile on her face and eyes as bright as morning stars.

The father and son exchanged a knowing smile, everything understood without a word.

Oh dear! Daughters are the best!

Overjoyed, Li Wei patted his obedient daughter's head and said, "Good girl, Daddy will give you ten yuan as a reward. Go buy some ice cream."

After saying that, he turned his head and went to find the small bag that his wife didn't want.

Wait a minute! I took a nap after drinking the soup this afternoon, where's my bag?

"Lili, where did the bag I put under my pillow go?"

Lu Lili and Li Qiwu playfully squeezed in. Lili stood by the bed and said sarcastically, "Oh! That's your darling. Why are you asking me? I don't know either."

"Don't be ridiculous. People come and go in the hospital and nothing happens. Why would it get lost after you get home? You're kidding me!"

"Yeah, I was just kidding. So what? You brat, all my love for you has been for nothing. I don't even get paid to flatter your dad. Son, how about I give you five yuan?"

Li Qiwu shook his head: "I don't want it. Ice cream vendors only know how to trick kids. Let my sister buy it for me, and we'll share it."

Li Wei laughed loudly: "Son, well done!"

Ignoring the expectant looks from the two sisters, Lu Lili said irritably, "You good-for-nothings, the money's gone."

Li Qiwu put his arm around his mother's waist and said, "As long as there's ice cream, that's fine."

"You've run out of money and you're still eating ice cream? You two aren't even that good-looking, but you've got some wild ideas."

The two sisters put their hands on their hips and glared angrily at their mother.

"Hey! You two are ugly and you still don't believe me? Look in the mirror and see your big, square faces. You'll definitely grow up to be as ugly as your dad."

The siblings spoke at the same time: "Dad isn't ugly at all!"

Li Wei laughed and slapped the bed: "Xiaoyu, go get my shirt, I'll give you money to buy ice cream."

"Let's see who dares! Don't think that just because there are many of you with the surname Li, I'm the one who calls the shots here," Lu Lili shouted with a smile.

Li Qiwu dashed to the clothes rack and jumped up to grab the clothes.

She handed the clothes to Li Wei, then the siblings playfully tried to stop their mother, and the three of them pretended to play for a while. Li Siyu only took five yuan, grabbed her brother, and ran off in a flash.

Lu Lili glared at Li Wei reproachfully and lightly tapped him: "You just spoil me! Besides using small favors to win people over, what else can you do?"

Li Wei scratched his head and chuckled.

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Time flies like an arrow, and a long time has passed in the blink of an eye... at least a month or so.

One early morning, Li Wei, who was trying to recover, lightly leaped in the small square in the community. After a set of punches and kicks, he felt a slight warmth all over his body and no more slack in his movements. He suddenly withdrew his fist and sneered.

That's about enough. It's time to settle some scores.

Take out your phone to check the time, silently recite the number you know by heart, find a quiet, empty place, and dial the number.

After the call connected, he said, "Senior Brother, I need the help of my fellow disciples..."

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P.S.: I was really upset yesterday. My son, who's in the first year of junior high, brought home a little girl during his lunch break. Apparently, she's the class monitor. My wife actually went and bought her some famous brand ice cream.

I didn't learn how to pass notes to pretty girls until I was in the third year of junior high!

That's not the point. The point is, for some reason, when we talked about online novels, what's most infuriating is that that little girl is actually a novelist, and even a contracted author on a certain girls' website, writing all sorts of domineering CEO romance novels.

They don't have time to collect full attendance bonuses, but they still earn a couple hundred yuan a month just from subscriptions and tips, and they treat my brat to ice cream every now and then.

My wife must be out of her mind. She doesn't mention all my impressive titles, and just says that I write this too.

I felt looked down upon by the young girl when she heard I hadn't signed a contract.

After they left, I quickly taught my child not to date so early. Besides, they're so young and have so much potential. It would be embarrassing for the man to be at a disadvantage after marriage. Being handsome can't put food on the table forever.

But the brat looked down on them, saying they had never considered marriage and were just friends who ate ice cream together.

My daughter called in the evening and I told her about it. She's so sweet; she just told me to eat more walnuts.

After hanging up the phone, I wondered if my daughter's words had a hidden meaning.

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